Masseuse (2)
‖Mas′seuse″ (mȧ‐sûz″), n.; pl. -seuses (F. –sûz″). A woman who practices massage.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Massicot
Mas″si‐cot (?), n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a corruption.] (Chem.) Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is cal...
Massiness
Mass″i‐ness (?), n. [From Massy.] The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
Massive
Mass″ive (?), a. [F. massif.] 1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. “Massive armor.” Dr. H. More.2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily witho...
Massively
Mass″ive‐ly, adv. In a heavy mass.
Massiveness
Mass″ive‐ness, n. The state or quality of being massive; massiness.
Massoola boat
Mas‐soo″la boat′. See Masoola boat.
Massora
Mas‐so″ra (?), n. Same as Masora.
Massoret
Mas″so‐ret (?), n. Same as Masorite.
Massy
Mass″y (?), a. [Compar.Massier (?); superl.Massiest.] Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; ...
Mast
Mast (mȧst), n. [AS. mæst, fem.; akin to G. mast, and E. meat. See Meat.] The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.Oak mast, and beech,... they eat. C...
Mast (2)
Mast, n. [AS. mæst, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright ...
Mast (3)
Mast, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Masted; p. pr. & vb. n.Masting.] To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
Mast (4)
Mast, n.(Aëronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.
Mastaba
{ Mas″ta‐ba (?), n. Also Mas″ta‐bah }. [Ar. maçtabah a large stone bench.] 1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places.2. (Egyptology) A t...
Mastax
‖Mas″tax (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work...
Masted
Mast″ed (?), a. Furnished with a mast or masts; — chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.
Master
Mast″er (–ẽr), n.(Naut.) A vessel having (so many) masts; — used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
Master (2)
Mas″ter (mȧs″tẽr), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. maître, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. μέγασ. Cf. Ma...
Master (3)
Mas″ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mastered (?); p. pr. vb. n.Mastering.] 1. To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to ...
Master (4)
Mas″ter, v. i. To be skillful; to excel.
Master vibrator
Mas″ter vi″bra‐tor. In an internal-combustion engine with two or more cylinders, an induction coil and vibrator placed in the circuit between the battery or magneto and the coil...
Masterdom
Mas″ter‐dom (?), n. [Master + -dom.] Dominion; rule; command. Shak.
Masterful
Mas″ter‐ful (?), a. 1. Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary. Dryden.2. Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery...
Masterfully
Mas″ter‐ful‐ly, adv. In a masterful manner; imperiously.A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high contempt of the royal authority. Macaulay.
Masterhood
Mas″ter‐hood (?), n. The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector. C. Bronté.
Masterless
Mas″ter‐less, a. Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable. — Mas″ter‐less‐ness, n.